so I have a double edhed sword when it comes to travel.
begum is a teacher so I cant vacation during low seasons which I actually enjoy more e.g. i prefer europe in april and may much more than in June and July. less crowds cheaper tickets, and cooler outside.
on the other hand, she is free over summer so we can travel any date. what has your experience been on days, e.g. flying out on uesday is cheaper than flying out on Friday, coming back on thursday si cheaper than coming back on sunday.
Fraudia Bhai,
hi. my experience being in teaching profession, too.
earlier the seats are booked, the better and then weekdays are lighter to come back on, than weekends.
i would say same for flying out. avoid fridays & sundays.
X2, yes. It is cheaper to travel on say a Tuesday, Wed or Thursday. But then again, if you book way ahead...like a month or 2 ahead, you could get real good deals regardless of the day.
It also depends on where you want to go.
For instance, hubby's sis and family came to visit us last summer. They booked 3 months in advance. Still go mean (as in evil) prices because Seattle is a top vacation spot in the summertime.
And then our friends in Detroit, traveled to Las Vegas for only $67 each round trip during Christmas break...a last minute deal by Spirit.
dunno man I was looking for UK, and june july agust all seem to be the same.
I will be getting 2 tix on miles and 2 i will pay for, dunno how airline does it because I wanted to get mine and begum's tix on points and the kids tix on cash.
fraudia bhai generally speaking tues, wed, and saturday are considered to be cheaper days to fly. Fri, Mon and Sunday are a lot more expensive. That said, the market or route that you are traveling could also effect that. For example, in domestic US and Canada routes, this rule works more strictly as opposed to international flights.
I am sure you already know that travel agents usually buy blocks of seats at cheaper fares, and then resell them to retail customers at a premium price. So having some connections with travel agents may also help, specially for international flights.
One piece of advice: try to travel on jetblue or southwest, as they don't charge hundred plus dollars to change flights like other US/canadian airlines do.
UK is simple. Everything you need has already been answered.
For long haul though: Days might save you a few dollars, but real savings will come from avoiding airport taxes. Dont make a stop over unless you have to. They can add up.
I priced a trip to KHI from YYZ. Same days.
1. Toronto - Heathrow - Bahrain - Karachi : $620 in taxes/fees. Total = $2,356.
2. Toronto - Dubai - Karachi : $180 in taxes/fees. Total = $1,918.
What I don't understand is how can there be such a big price gap.
I searched for flights from Denver to London leaving in late May (on Tuesdays) and got a quote for $850 for a direct flight. If I move everything to late July (still going and coming back on Tuesdays) the price goes up to $1230. That's almost a $500 per ticket difference. I can live with a $500 trip difference but this is crazy.
I agree with Faisal, i've been looking at a few brochures of late and from what i've seen, there seems to be a pattern that flight costs from 1st July thru to 31st Aug are at there cheapest, than that of any other time in the year.
...and yeah travelling mid-week is generally cheaper than travelling during the weekend.
so I have a double edhed sword when it comes to travel.
begum is a teacher so I cant vacation during low seasons which I actually enjoy more e.g. i prefer europe in april and may much more than in June and July. less crowds cheaper tickets, and cooler outside.
on the other hand, she is free over summer so we can travel any date. what has your experience been on days, e.g. flying out on uesday is cheaper than flying out on Friday, coming back on thursday si cheaper than coming back on sunday.
any views? experiences.
X2 i got a ticket to india on may 15th for $1150 round trip
if you want to check with the same travel agent i can pm you, please let me know
gatwick is fine. i did not specify LHR i thin, even stanstead would be fine
did u see this on USAir site?
Thanks for telling me how far Gatwick is from London :D
but thansk man, this is the cheapest, dunno what AA is smoking giving me 1100/tik
going to apply for kids passports tomorrow, will get an idea of when i can fly out, but this is fantastic
HSK, no I think I am good with this itinerary, it has one stop but on AA the cheapest i could find was really like 4-5 hundred more.
hafta confirm travel dates. I would rather go in august, less tourists in London then anyways, but have some family wedding in your city i have to be at august 1st weekend.